Adding external series filter

Author: Carloseta

Creation Date: 8/5/2010 11:14 PM

Wealth Lab » WealthScript (.NET) » Adding external series filter

Carloseta

8/5/2010 11:14 PM

Can someone add a filter to my script so that will only buy if QQQQ is above the 50 day moving average.
I just can't get it right.

Thanks

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Eugene

8/6/2010 12:27 AM

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You might want to move the AtClose exit above the AtStop one.

Carloseta

8/6/2010 4:20 AM

Thanks,
But I get this error:

error CS0029 @(13, 22} : Cannot implicitly convert type 'WealthLab.Bars' to 'WealthLab DataSeries'

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Eugene

8/6/2010 4:24 AM

Oops, my bad (was coding on-the-fly). Check out GetExternalSymbol in the QuickRef to find what was missing.

Eugene

8/6/2010 4:34 AM

We (MS123 LLC) are Europe-based ;)

Carloseta

8/6/2010 4:48 AM

Optional parameter dataSetName ?

where does it go?

Eugene

8/6/2010 4:55 AM

Nope. GetExternalSymbol returns a Bars object while to build the QQQQ SMA series you need a DataSeries. Was:

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Sorry about that edit. I just wanted to point out to casual readers like myself that the first statement is incorrect, as Eugene was explaining. GetExternalSymbol returns a Bars object, so it should be written as follows if that's what you intended: